4 cops killed after truck crashes into van on NH-44:Vehicle cut open with JCB to recover bodies; one critically injured, squad returning from anti-Naxal ops

Four police personnel were killed and one critically injured after a speeding container collided head-on with a police van near Bandri on National Highway-44 in Sagar district on Wednesday morning.
The impact was so severe that the vehicle had to be cut open with a JCB machine to retrieve the bodies of the deceased. The dog accompanying the squad survived the crash. Meanwhile, one jawan is critically injured and has been airlifted to Delhi’s Gangaram Hospital. Returning from anti-Naxal duty According to officials, the bomb disposal unit and dog squad from Morena district had been deployed in Balaghat for anti-Naxal operations. The team was returning to Morena in a BD-DS vehicle (registration MP 03 A 4883) when a container coming from the opposite direction rammed into it at Jhinjhini Ghat near Bandri. The collision occurred on a stretch of NH-44 where underbridge construction has diverted traffic into a temporary one-way system, leading to the head-on crash. Victims identified Three personnel belonged to Bhind district and one to Morena. The deceased were: All four will be cremated in Bhind. The bodies will be brought from Sagar to Morena by late evening. JCB used to cut open vehicle The front portion of the police vehicle was completely mangled, trapping the driver and the personnel inside. Rescue workers used a JCB machine to cut open the twisted metal and extract the bodies. The remains were then sent to Bandri hospital for post-mortem formalities. CM Yadav expresses condolences CM Yadav expresses condolences Officials confirmed that the deceased included constables Pradyumn Dixit and Aman Kourav, and driver Parmlal Tomar—all from Morena. Dog master Vinod Sharma belonged to Bhind. Constable Rajiv Chauhan from Morena survived but sustained severe injuries. He is being airlifted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi for advanced treatment.